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[Alexandra M. Nickliss] makes a compelling case for Phoebe Apperson Hearst's evolution into a powerful player in Bay Area culture and politics. She reveals the role of religion, education, power, and feminism in Hearst's life and offers much-needed insight into the dynamics of female reform in the urban West. -Abigail Markwyn, author of Empress San Francisco: The Pacific Rim, the Great West, and California at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition -- Abigail Markwyn A Missouri schoolteacher who became a California power broker, Phoebe Apperson Hearst was more than simply the possessor of a famous surname. She was a suffragist, feminist, philanthropist, and devotee of causes ranging from archaeology to women's and early childhood education. Alexandra Nickliss's deeply researched and ably argued biography presents Hearst as an important figure in her own right and offers many fresh insights into her life and achievements. -Anne M. Boylan, author of Women's Rights in the United States: A History in Documents -- Anne M. Boylan Phoebe Apperson Hearst is a compelling biography of an influential Gilded Age and Progressive Era female reformer and philanthropist who was also important to the history of anthropology. Alexandra Nickliss engaged in extensive archival primary source research to produce a comprehensive history of a powerful woman and her tumultuous times. -Margaret Jacobs, author of A Generation Removed: The Fostering and Adoption of Indigenous Children in the Postwar World -- Margaret Jacobs A captivating portrait of a fascinating woman who insisted on her right to determine the possibilities of her fortune and to increase women's ability to enter the public sphere on their own terms. -Sarah Deutsch, author of Women and the City: Gender, Space, and Power in Boston, 1870-1940 -- Sarah Deutsch

[Alexandra M. Nickliss] makes a compelling case for Phoebe Apperson Hearst's evolution into a powerful player in Bay Area culture and politics. She reveals the role of religion, education, power, and feminism in Hearst's life and offers much needed insight into the dynamics of female reform in the urban West. -Abigail Markwyn, author of Empress San Francisco: The Pacific Rim, the Great West, and California at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition -- Abigail Markwyn A Missouri schoolteacher who became a California power broker, Phoebe Apperson Hearst was more than simply the possessor of a famous surname. She was a suffragist, feminist, philanthropist, and devotee of causes ranging from archaeology to women's and early childhood education. Alexandra Nickliss's deeply researched and ably argued biography presents Hearst as an important figure in her own right and offers many fresh insights into her life and achievements. -Anne M. Boylan, author of Women's Rights in the United States: A History in Documents -- Anne M. Boylan Phoebe Apperson Hearst is a compelling biography of an influential Gilded Age and Progressive Era female reformer and philanthropist who was also important to the history of anthropology. Alexandra Nickliss engaged in extensive archival primary source research to produce a comprehensive history of a powerful woman and her tumultuous times. -Margaret Jacobs, author of A Generation Removed: The Fostering and Adoption of Indigenous Children in the Postwar World -- Margaret Jacobs A captivating portrait of a fascinating woman who insisted on her right to determine the possibilities of her fortune and to increase women's ability to enter the public sphere on their own terms. -Sarah Deutsch, author of Women and the City: Gender, Space, and Power in Boston, 1870-1940 -- Sarah Deutsch

[Alexandra M. Nickliss] makes a compelling case for Phoebe Apperson Hearst's evolution into a powerful player in Bay Area culture and politics. She reveals the role of religion, education, power, and feminism in Hearst's life and offers much needed insight into the dynamics of female reform in the urban West. --Abigail Markwyn, author of Empress San Francisco: The Pacific Rim, the Great West, and California at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition --Abigail Markwyn (09/25/2017) A Missouri schoolteacher who became a California power broker, Phoebe Apperson Hearst was more than simply the possessor of a famous surname. She was a suffragist, feminist, philanthropist, and devotee of causes ranging from archaeology to women's and early childhood education. Alexandra Nickliss's deeply researched and ably argued biography presents Hearst as an important figure in her own right and offers many fresh insights into her life and achievements. --Anne M. Boylan, author of Women's Rights in the United States: A History in Documents --Anne M. Boylan (09/25/2017) Phoebe Apperson Hearst is a compelling biography of an influential Gilded Age and Progressive Era female reformer and philanthropist who was also important to the history of anthropology. Alexandra Nickliss engaged in extensive archival primary source research to produce a comprehensive history of a powerful woman and her tumultuous times. --Margaret Jacobs, author of A Generation Removed: The Fostering and Adoption of Indigenous Children in the Postwar World --Margaret Jacobs (09/25/2017) A captivating portrait of a fascinating woman who insisted on her right to determine the possibilities of her fortune and to increase women's ability to enter the public sphere on their own terms. --Sarah Deutsch, author of Women and the City: Gender, Space, and Power in Boston, 1870-1940 --Sarah Deutsch (09/25/2017)

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Alexandra M. Nickliss is an instructor of history at City College of San Francisco.  

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